Buchanan is trying to make his way back to the major leagues
David Buchanan, who played for Samsung in the KBO until last year, is trying to make his way back to the major leagues from Triple-A.
Buchanan, who is playing for the Philadelphia’s Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, started a game against the Norfolk Tides (Baltimore Orioles) on Sunday and allowed five runs on eight hits, two home runs, one walk and three strikeouts in 5⅔ innings.
He was removed from the game with two outs in the sixth inning with a 6-5 lead and the tying run at second base. Buchanan’s season record is 3-2 with a 4.37 ERA in eight games (seven starts).
Buchanan gave up a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning to Jackson Halladay, the No. 1 MLB prospect, 스포츠토토 on a solo home run over the right field wall. He was hit by an 81.3 mph changeup on two strikes.
He gave up a double to Coby Mayo up the middle and a double to Histon Custad in left center to score two runs. A groundout to third put runners on first and third with nobody out, and the runner at third who dove for home on the first baseman’s throw was tagged out. A grounder to the first baseman at second ended the inning.
Second inning, three outs.
A groundout to first, a strikeout, and a grounder to shortstop ended the inning. Lehigh Valley scored a run in the top of the third to tie the game at 2-2.
Buchanan struck again in the bottom of the third. One out later, Mayo singled to right and Custard walked. Billy Cook singled to right field to put runners on second and third. Nick Maiton singled to center, scoring a run. 에볼루션 바카라사이트 A fly ball to center field ended the inning with runners at second and third.
Lehigh Valley made it a 6-3 game in the top of the fourth on a two-run home run by Cody Roberts. Buchanan ended the inning with a strikeout, a grounder to shortstop and a fly ball to left field. In the fifth, he loaded the bases with two outs on an error by the first baseman, but a grounder to third ended the inning.
In the top of the sixth, Mayton led off with a single to right and one out later gave up a two-run home run to Daniel Johnson over the right field wall. The score was 6-5. He was then hit by a pitch to load the bases with one out before being replaced by reliever Tyler Gilbert.
Lehigh Valley tied the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth, ending Buchanan’s chances of a win.
Buchanan made his big league debut with the Phillies in 2014, going 8-17 with a 5.01 ERA in 35 games over two seasons in 2014 and 2015. He played in Triple-A in 2016, and from 2017 to 2019, he pitched for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Baseball. He signed with Samsung in 2020 and won 10 or more games in each of his four seasons until last year, going 54-28 with a 3.02 ERA in 113 games.
Last winter, Samsung offered Buchanan a multi-year contract, which he declined during detailed negotiations. Upon returning to the United States, Buchanan signed a minor league contract with the Phillies and is pitching in Triple-A.
The Philadelphia starting rotation is one of the best in the league with Zack Wheeler (4-3, 2.53 ERA in nine starts), Aaron Nola (5-2, 3.10 ERA in nine starts), Ranger Suarez (8-0, 1.37 ERA in nine starts), 슬롯사이트 순위 Christopher Sanchez (2-3, 3.43 ERA in eight starts), and Taijuan Walker (4-3, 4.91 ERA in four starts). There’s also Spencer Turnbull (6 starts, 2-0, 2.11 ERA), who started the season as a reliever.